Meaning of "mission" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MISSION

From Latin missiō, from mittere to send.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MISSION

mission  [ˈmɪʃən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISSION

Mission is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb mission in English.

WHAT DOES MISSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mission in the English dictionary

The first definition of mission in the dictionary is a specific task or duty assigned to a person or group of people. Other definition of mission is a person's vocation. Mission is also a group of persons representing or working for a particular country, business, etc, in a foreign country.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MISSION

PRESENT

Present

I mission

you mission

he/she/it missions

we mission

you mission

they mission

Present continuous

I am missioning

you are missioning

he/she/it is missioning

we are missioning

you are missioning

they are missioning

Present perfect

I have missioned

you have missioned

he/she/it has missioned

we have missioned

you have missioned

they have missioned

Present perfect continuous

I have been missioning

you have been missioning

he/she/it has been missioning

we have been missioning

you have been missioning

they have been missioning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I missioned

you missioned

he/she/it missioned

we missioned

you missioned

they missioned

Past continuous

I was missioning

you were missioning

he/she/it was missioning

we were missioning

you were missioning

they were missioning

Past perfect

I had missioned

you had missioned

he/she/it had missioned

we had missioned

you had missioned

they had missioned

Past perfect continuous

I had been missioning

you had been missioning

he/she/it had been missioning

we had been missioning

you had been missioning

they had been missioning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will mission

you will mission

he/she/it will mission

we will mission

you will mission

they will mission

Future continuous

I will be missioning

you will be missioning

he/she/it will be missioning

we will be missioning

you will be missioning

they will be missioning

Future perfect

I will have missioned

you will have missioned

he/she/it will have missioned

we will have missioned

you will have missioned

they will have missioned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been missioning

you will have been missioning

he/she/it will have been missioning

we will have been missioning

you will have been missioning

they will have been missioning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would mission

you would mission

he/she/it would mission

we would mission

you would mission

they would mission

Conditional continuous

I would be missioning

you would be missioning

he/she/it would be missioning

we would be missioning

you would be missioning

they would be missioning

Conditional perfect

I would have mission

you would have mission

he/she/it would have mission

we would have mission

you would have mission

they would have mission

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been missioning

you would have been missioning

he/she/it would have been missioning

we would have been missioning

you would have been missioning

they would have been missioning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you mission
we let´s mission
you mission

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to mission

Past participle

missioned

Present Participle

missioning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «MISSION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mission» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of mission

aim · assignment · business · calling · charge · chore · commission · delegation · deputation · duty · embassy · errand · expedition · goal · job · labour · legation · message · ministry · office · operation · purpose · pursuit · quest · raid · representation · sortie · task · task force · trip · trust · undertaking · vocation · work

TRANSLATION OF MISSION

Find out the translation of mission to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of mission from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mission» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: > 使命
• Translator English - Spanish: misión
• English: mission
• Translator English - Hindi: मिशन
• Translator English - Arabic: مهمة
• Translator English - Russian: миссия
• Translator English - Portuguese: missão
• Translator English - Bengali: মিশন
• Translator English - French: mission
• Translator English - Malay: Misi
• Translator English - German: Mission
• Translator English - Japanese: 任務
• Translator English - Korean: 임무
• Translator English - Javanese: Misi
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Nhiệm vụ
• Translator English - Tamil: பணி
• Translator English - Marathi: मिशन
• Translator English - Turkish: misyon
• Translator English - Italian: missione
• Translator English - Polish: misja
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Місія
• Translator English - Romanian: misiune
• Translator English - Greek: Η αποστολή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: missie
• Translator English - Swedish: mission
• Translator English - Norwegian: misjon

10 QUOTES WITH «MISSION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mission.

1

Ginny Brown-Waite

Let us face it, the U.N. has failed. It has failed in its mission to promote world peace.

2

Stephen Covey

A mission statement is not something you write overnight... But fundamentally, your mission statement becomes your constitution, the solid expression of your vision and values. It becomes the criterion by which you measure everything else in your life.

3

David Cunliffe

I do not believe it is all about the leader. I think it's about the team, too. So we have one mission; we have one team; we are working to victory.

4

Ivica Dacic

An international presence in Serbia's Kosovo province is not a problem. But only a civilian and unarmed mission under U.N. auspices, with Russia's participation, would be acceptable.

5

Neil Denari

What I want to do is try to raise the level of SCI-Arc's original mission, which was to be forward-thinking. And let's face it, if you're forward-thinking and you're dealing in concepts of new ideas, history has told us that new ideas are not always wanted by everyone.

6

Sheri L. Dew

Without the presence of the Spirit, it is impossible to comprehend our personal mission or to have the reassurance that our course is right.

7

Scilla Elworthy

To discover your mission and put it into action - instead of worrying on the sidelines - is to find peace of mind and a heart full of love.

8

Hugh Evans

The Global Poverty Project's mission is to stand up for the world's poorest people. We fight for the full funding of Millennium Development Goals and advocate meaningful change to government and corporate policies that block progress and entrench injustice.

9

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Well, my personal mission statement is that we want marriage equality in all 50 states. We want it not to be a state-by-state issue. We don't want it to be something the majority is voting on. I don't think the civil rights of any minority should be in the hands of any majority.

10

Howard Finster

Well, as far as I'm concerned, I'm not here to live a normal life. I'm sent here on a mission.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISSION»

Discover the use of mission in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mission and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Finish the Mission: Bringing the Gospel to the Unreached and ...

This is no ordinary missions book.

John Piper, David Mathis, 2012

The Mission

Kaden Norris's life is shattered when his older brother-- his best friend and hero-- is killed in Iraq.

Jason Myers, 2009

Mission

Michael, a missionary priest, has just killed Munyasya, a retired army officer. It might have been an accident, but Mulonzya, a politician resentful of the power of foreign churches, tries to exploit the tragedy for his own ends.

Philip Spires, 2007

Mission: An Essential Guide

"Mission" has become, for many North American Christians, an ambiguous and often uncomfortable term.

Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi, 2002

A Mission to Civilize: The Republican Idea of Empire in ...

This is scholarship that will eventually provoke a significant change in the way modern French history is conceived, researched, and written." — Julia Clancy-Smith, University of Arizona

Alice L. Conklin, 1997

What is Mission?: Theological Explorations

What does mission mean in our times? Here is a book that addresses these issues - and many more - with honesty and openness. It strips mission of its old associations with colonialism and militarism.

J. Andrew Kirk, 2000

Mission-Based Management: Leading Your Not-for-Profit In the ...

This Third Edition of Mission-Based Management provides comprehensive, hands-on guidance that addresses your unique concerns as a nonprofit manager and policy-maker Addresses the effects of SOX, organizational transparency, new technologies ...

Peter C. Brinckerhoff, 2009

The Mission of God's People: A Biblical Theology of the ...

In The Mission of God s People, part of the Biblical Theology for Life series, author Chris Wright offers a sweeping biblical survey of the holistic mission of the church, providing practical insight for today s church leaders.

Christopher J. H. Wright, Jonathan Lunde, 2010

The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative

Wright emphasizes throughout a holistic mission as the proper shape of Christian mission. God's mission is to reclaim the world--and that includes the created order--and God's people have a designated role to play in that mission.

Christopher J. H. Wright, 2013

How to Make Mission Style Lamps and Shades

Popular 1911 manual offers complete designs and instructions for making 18 authentic Mission lighting fixtures: chandeliers, reading lamps, droplights, desk lamps, dome fixtures, more.

John Duncan Adams, 1982

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mission is used in the context of the following news items.

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation releases mission statement

The trustees of The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation today released the organization's Mission Statement, outlining the vision of the ... «NFL.com, Jul 15»

NASA's mission to Pluto is the best PR money can buy

Spread over the course of 15 years, the cost of this NASA mission is less than it takes to run most professional sports teams these days, but it's ... «The Verge, Jul 15»

Tory and Labour MPs warn defence secretary against mission creep …

Michael Fallon was accused of believing it was possible to bring down Isis without promoting the Assad regime or to bring down the Assad ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Jill Duggar Dillard Shares Christian Conversion Update From …

"We are so excited to announce that we have safely arrived on the mission field and we can now tell you that we are in Central America! «Christian Post, Jul 15»

Upstate churches to join hundreds in conference for mission work …

Upstate residents will be among thousands of Southern Baptists convening in Nashville next month for a two-day conference intended to ... «Greenville News, Jul 15»

This artist rendering released by NASA shows a planet outside the …

The Kepler mission, launched in 2009, is dedicated to finding Earth-like planets in what scientists call the "habitable zone," or the region near ... «CTV News, Jul 15»

Man robbed, stabbed in gym at Mission Club Apartments, deputies say

Deputies said the victim was attacked shortly after 2 a.m. at the Mission Club Apartments off International Drive, near Central Florida Parkway. «WESH Orlando, Jul 15»

COMMUNITY NOTES: Mission Inn docents sought, more

RIVERSIDE – The Mission Inn Foundation is recruiting docents for the 2015-16 season. Docent training classes begin in September and run ... «Press-Enterprise, Jul 15»

UN Mission condemns deadly bombing in northern Afghan province

22 July 2015 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today condemned the bombing that killed at least 19 civilians and injured at ... «UN News Centre, Jul 15»

Abbotsford-Mission to see some of Canada's highest economic …

Abbotsford-Mission can expect healthy economic growth this year and for the following four years, according to a Conference Board of Canada ... «Business in Vancouver, Jul 15»